Third Hobbit Film Announced

[Dback Jon]

You may be wondering how "The Hobbit" can be stretched into an entire trilogy of films -- a plan director Peter Jackson confirmed on Monday. The film version is based on one book, after all.

But Jackson, who Yahoo! Movies recently saw at Comic-Con, foreshadowed Monday's news as he explained that he is drawing upon source material written by J.R.R. Tolkien -- material that was never published in the original book.

"There [are] other parts of the story we want to tell that we haven't had a chance to tell yet," he said.
http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/extra-story-drawn-upon-hobbit-trilogy-194114585.html

 

[UncleChris]

You may be wondering how "The Hobbit" can be stretched into an entire trilogy of films -- a plan director Peter Jackson confirmed on Monday. The film version is based on one book, after all.

But Jackson, who Yahoo! Movies recently saw at Comic-Con, foreshadowed Monday's news as he explained that he is drawing upon source material written by J.R.R. Tolkien -- material that was never published in the original book.

"There [are] other parts of the story we want to tell that we haven't had a chance to tell yet," he said.
http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/extra-story-drawn-upon-hobbit-trilogy-194114585.html

Not to mention a lot more money to be made......

To quote Han Solo, "...I've got a bad feeling about this....."

 

[Cheesebeef]

lame cash grab IMO.

 

[Gaddabout]

I can't imagine Peter Jackson caring about money at this point. He probably wallpapers his house with $1000 bills.

He just loves making these movies and doesn't want to stop. Still probably selfish, but I don't think you can be a good director without a little bit of narcissism. Or, who knows, maybe the studios said they were going to make it with him or without him, and he wanted to protect his legacy. I dunno.

 

[Mathew81]

It might be done for money, but Tolkien did have a bunch of material that didn't make it into the actual books. So I'm cautiously optimistic about this. We'll see how the first 2 Hobbit movies are done though.

 

[UncleChris]

Just because Tolkien wrote it, doesn't make it "movie-worthy."

 

[Mathew81]

Just because Tolkien wrote it, doesn't make it "movie-worthy."

Hence "catiously optimistic"

 

[MadCardDisease]

Saddly I'll still pay to see it.

 

[Covert Rain]

I am thinking pretty lame here. I mean, seriously 3 films out of one book? I agree with the cash grab statement. Is there really enough material to get 3 full movies without pissing off the fans at why each film ends where he will end them? There are people out there who thought the first 3 films of Jacksons went to far in terms of length...

I have not read the book in a very long time but I don't recall there being 3 logical places in the books that I would be satisfied in each of the first 2 films ending. I thought stretching the Hobbit into 2 films would be a stretch.

 

[Chaplin]

I don't understand all the bitching. Peter Jackson is making three more movies in Middle Earth. Is nobody but me excited about that, regardless of the material??

 

[Dback Jon]

I don't understand all the bitching. Peter Jackson is making three more movies in Middle Earth. Is nobody but me excited about that, regardless of the material??

I am!!!

And correct me if I am wrong, but the material for the third movie is drawn from the appendix/what happened between Bilbo returning from his journey and the beginning of the LOTR - that is 50 years - a lot of material

 

[Cheesebeef]

I don't understand all the bitching. Peter Jackson is making three more movies in Middle Earth. Is nobody but me excited about that, regardless of the material??

I just don't know if there's enough material to stretch this to three movies. Even two movies seemed like it might a stretch for The Hobbit. Three seems like there's a real possibility that instead of two pretty tight movies, we're going to get some bloat.

 

[Covert Rain]

I just don't know if there's enough material to stretch this to three movies. Even two movies seemed like it might a stretch for The Hobbit. Three seems like there's a real possibility that instead of two pretty tight movies, we're going to get some bloat.

Exactly my point. I mean if the Hobbit had been 2 or 3 books, nobody would be saying anything. I loved the first 3 films and the quality of those films is what made them great.

If there is alot of bloat because of a cash grab or because there is not enough material.....give me the one film or two. I will be much happier.

 

[Chaplin]

Except it's not going to be just The Hobbit.

 

[Stout]

I don't understand all the bitching. Peter Jackson is making three more movies in Middle Earth. Is nobody but me excited about that, regardless of the material??

Right there with you, Chap.

 

[Covert Rain]

Except it's not going to be just The Hobbit.

It's not? The impression they are giving is that it is.....but with expanded story. That is the first I have heard of this.